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Businesses not always free to keep the peace

Thought Leader Brian Ganson - 27 Dec 2020

Why is the private sector in Africa more likely to hinder instead of help peaceful development?

Revisiting an old favourite in the new Star Trek: Discovery

Thought Leader Bert Olivier - 26 Dec 2020

Viewers will find in the series an exemplar of the exploration of forms of otherness most people have never dreamed of, as well as of divergent ways to act in unison

The paradox of customary marriages

Thought Leader Gugu Gumede - 25 Dec 2020

Just because they are performed differently from civil unions does not mean they don’t come with the same responsibilities — people just don’t know it

The story as a creative psychological quest

Thought Leader Sarah Jayne Fell - 24 Dec 2020

To combat anxiety in a disrupted, pandemic-riddled world, it’s better to channel creativity into storytelling, art and design than into conspiracy theories

The devil is going down to Georgia

Thought Leader John Davenport - 23 Dec 2020

But it might be best for everyone, Democrats included, if they lost the senate elections

Political elites, not foreigners, are to blame for South Africa’s problems

Thought Leader Andile Zulu - 3 Dec 2020

What if we told foreigners to voetsek? We have fallen victim to the illusion of scarcity. And we are led to wrongly believe immigrants are a threat

Whose life is it anyway?

Thought Leader Annica Marinkowitz - 3 Dec 2020

The way we deal with abortion is shaped and directed by the language we use to talk about it

Environmental justice protects people too

Thought Leader Linda Arkert - 3 Dec 2020

The growth of sectors such as agriculture and mining, which is good for the economy, often causes damage to the natural environment, which in turn hurts people

Malawi elections provide a global lesson in democracy

Thought Leader Craig Moffat - 23 Nov 2020

COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front

Eskom’s emissions are not compatible with the South African constitution

Thought Leader Timothy Lloyd - 20 Nov 2020

The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy

Peacemaking criminology as ubuntu: A reply to Thuli Madonsela

Thought Leader Casper Lӧtter - 19 Nov 2020

If the rich and powerful are afforded amnesty, then so too must the poor who are often pushed into lives of crime

The uberfication of the university

Thought Leader Lesley le Grange - 16 Nov 2020

The pandemic is hastening neoliberal universities’ moves towards platform pedagogy, where lecturers become participants in the “just-in-time” gig economy and students become “clients”

ANC plays a game of dodgeball

Article Paddy Harper - 1 Nov 2019

The mayor of Durban avoids almost all the questions whereas Gwede ducks and dives amid his tiger tales

Zille’s reprise is getting weird

Article Paddy Harper - 25 Oct 2019

With Maimane and Trollip gone, it seems the DA trying to turn back the hands of time to 2015 — or even 1652

The pros of Myself (Pty) Ltd

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 28 Jun 2019

"I’ve been using a company name and have played with the idea of talking to clients about “us here at the office”... but I’ve realised it’s just me. "

Dylan pulls off another put-on

Article Shaun De Waal - 21 Jun 2019

As Picasso said, though he may have had TS Eliot’s words put in his mouth: “Good artists copy; great artists steal.”

Thank you for vaping

Article Staff Reporter - 4 May 2018

'Over the course of the past five years, I’ve seen people of a variety of ages and vocations suck on their cylinders as if preparing to go underwater'

The family unit is in crisis

Article Staff Reporter - 4 May 2018

Without examples of love, young people don’t have the tools to contribute to society

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